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Kullu Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Himachal Pradesh State, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Kullu

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 23

| map_image = 23-Kullu constituency.svg

| mla = Sunder Singh Thakur

| party = Indian National Congress

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Himachal Pradesh

| district = Kullu

| loksabha_cons = Mandi

| established = 1967

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:92050}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14751-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2012 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|1}}

}}

Kullu Assembly constituency is one of the 68 assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh a northern Indian state. Kullu is also part of Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.[http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/kullu.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Kullu Assembly constituency]

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

1967

| rowspan=2|Lal Chand Prarthi

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|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

1972
1977

|rowspan=2| Kunj Lal Thakur

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|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}

1982

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

1985

| Raj Krishan Gour

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1990

| Kunj Lal Thakur

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
1993

| Raj Krishan Gour

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
1998

| Chander Sain Thakur

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2003

| Raj Krishan Gour

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
2007

| Govind Singh Thakur

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
2012

| Maheshwar Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Himachal Lokhit Party}}
2017

|rowspan="2"| Sunder Singh Thakur

rowspan="2"|

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

2022

Election results

=Assembly Election 2022 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunder Singh Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,286 |percentage=42.56% |change={{decrease}}7.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Narotam Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=26,183 |percentage=36.79% |change={{decrease}}10.55 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=11,937 |percentage=16.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sher Singh |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=1,119 |percentage=1.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hotam Singh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,102 |percentage=1.55% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=346 |percentage=0.49% |change={{decrease}}0.16 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lot Rama Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=192 |percentage=0.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,103 |percentage=5.77% |change= {{increase}}3.33 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=71,165 |percentage=77.31% |change= {{increase}}0.01 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 92,050 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.73 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}7.22 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 July 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunder Singh Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=31,423 |percentage=49.78% |change={{increase}}23.84 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Maheshwar Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=29,885 |percentage=47.34% |change={{increase}}20.06 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Renuka Dogra |party=Rashtriya Azad Manch |votes=469 |percentage=0.74% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=407 |percentage=0.64% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,538 |percentage=2.44% |change= {{decrease}}2.79 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=63,122 |percentage=77.31% |change= {{decrease}}0.25 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,653 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.78 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Himachal Lokhit Party |swing= {{increase}}17.28 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Maheshwar Singh |party=Himachal Lokhit Party |votes=18,582 |percentage=32.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,597 |percentage=27.28% |change={{decrease}}13.43 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunder Singh Thakur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,830 |percentage=25.94% |change={{increase}}0.39 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Lata Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=7,256 |percentage=12.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lot Rama Thakur |party=Shivsena |votes=458 |percentage=0.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sarita |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=392 |percentage=0.69% |change={{decrease}}32.94 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,985 |percentage=5.22% |change= {{decrease}}1.86 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=57,165 |percentage=77.56% |change= {{increase}}3.88 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,707 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}23.57 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Himachal Lokhit Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}8.21 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2007 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Govind Singh Thakur |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=28,925 |percentage=40.71% |change={{increase}}20.33 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharamvir Dhami |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=23,892 |percentage=33.63% |change={{increase}}31.46 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Krishan Gour |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,156 |percentage=25.56% |change={{decrease}}8.14 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,033 |percentage=7.08% |change= {{decrease}}4.29 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=71,045 |percentage=73.67% |change= {{decrease}}2.50 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 96,433 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.87 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2003 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Krishan Gour |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,547 |percentage=33.70% |change={{decrease}}14.11 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Govind Singh Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=14,277 |percentage=22.33% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Karan Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=13,033 |percentage=20.38% |change={{decrease}}27.49 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dharam Vir |party=Independent politician |votes=12,953 |percentage=20.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Master Jawahar Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,384 |percentage=2.16% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Charan Dass |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=747 |percentage=1.17% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,270 |percentage=11.37% |change= {{increase}}11.30 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=63,941 |percentage=76.30% |change= {{increase}}12.22 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 83,947 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.05 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}14.18 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1998 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111191922/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-HP98.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Chander Sain Thakur |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=24,467 |percentage=47.88% |change={{increase}}8.22 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Krishan Gaur |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,429 |percentage=47.80% |change={{decrease}}8.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopal Dass |party=Himachal Vikas Congress |votes=1,519 |percentage=2.97% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sar Chand |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=688 |percentage=1.35% |change={{decrease}}0.18 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=38 |percentage=0.07% |change= {{decrease}}16.73 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=51,103 |percentage=64.53% |change= {{decrease}}8.78 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 79,908 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.85 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.59 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1993 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111133700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/Statistical%20Report%201993%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Krishan Gour |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,077 |percentage=56.46% |change={{decrease}}5.20 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kunj Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,423 |percentage=39.66% |change={{increase}}2.27 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sar Chand |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=786 |percentage=1.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Duglu Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=649 |percentage=1.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhani Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=307 |percentage=0.60% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,654 |percentage=16.81% |change= {{decrease}}7.47 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=51,496 |percentage=73.16% |change= {{increase}}2.04 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,806 |ref = |change= {{increase}}49.23 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}5.20 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1985 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114090530/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Krishan Gour |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,685 |percentage=61.67% |change={{increase}}20.59 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chander Sain Thakur |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=12,542 |percentage=37.39% |change={{decrease}}8.41 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nawal Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=315 |percentage=0.94% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,143 |percentage=24.28% |change= {{increase}}19.56 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=33,542 |percentage=71.36% |change= {{decrease}}1.20 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 47,448 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.39 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1982 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117041754/eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1982/Statistical%20Report%201982%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kunj Lal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,967 |percentage=45.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Krishan Gaor |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,425 |percentage=41.08% |change={{increase}}13.16 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lal Chand Prarthi |party=Independent politician |votes=3,522 |percentage=10.78% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anirudh |party=Independent politician |votes=500 |percentage=1.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nawal Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=204 |percentage=0.62% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,542 |percentage=4.72% |change= {{decrease}}10.13 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=32,677 |percentage=72.93% |change= {{increase}}13.87 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 45,451 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.43 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}3.03 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319174923/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2016|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kunj Lal |party=Janata Party |votes=9,688 |percentage=42.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raj Krishan Gour |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,324 |percentage=27.92% |change={{decrease}}23.16 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagat Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=3,558 |percentage=15.71% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ani Rudh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,003 |percentage=8.84% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Charan Dass |party=Independent politician |votes=921 |percentage=4.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nawal Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=157 |percentage=0.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,364 |percentage=14.85% |change= {{decrease}}8.51 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=22,651 |percentage=58.96% |change= {{increase}}5.67 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 39,037 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.51 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.31 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=10 February 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Lal Chand Prarthi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,116 |percentage=51.08% |change={{increase}}5.59 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kunj Lal |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=4,946 |percentage=27.71% |change={{increase}}15.81 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nawal Thakur |party=Independent politician |votes=1,669 |percentage=9.35% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Durga Dass |party=Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh |votes=1,223 |percentage=6.85% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kewal Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=661 |percentage=3.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amar Chand |party=Independent politician |votes=232 |percentage=1.30% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,170 |percentage=23.37% |change= {{decrease}}2.07 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=17,847 |percentage=53.81% |change= {{increase}}9.95 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 34,090 |ref = |change= {{increase}}38.26 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.59 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kullu{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081612/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Himachal%20Pradesh%201967.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Lal Chand Prarthi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,756 |percentage=45.49% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Kishore |party=Independent politician |votes=2,097 |percentage=20.06% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Ram |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=1,244 |percentage=11.90% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=805 |percentage=7.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=716 |percentage=6.85% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Guru |party=Independent politician |votes=481 |percentage=4.60% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=250 |percentage=2.39% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Ram |party=Independent politician |votes=106 |percentage=1.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,659 |percentage=25.43% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=10,455 |percentage=45.03% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,657 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{cite web |title=Results of Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/74-himachal-pradesh/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

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